Emerging market multinationals Part 1: Conduct a comprehensive literature review of recent scholarly

This assignment is an INDIVIDUAL piece of work. It represents 80% of assessment and of the module

mark. Students are required to select ONE of the questions below and produce a two-part 3500-word

essay.

1.

Emerging market multinationals

Part 1: Conduct a comprehensive literature review of recent scholarly work

(last 10 years) on emerging market multinationals, with specific reference to

the advantages and disadvantages of having an emerging market as a home

country.

Part 2: Find an example of an emerging market multinational and analyse how

they align with the findings in the literature in regard to advantages and

disadvantages. Provide a recommendation of how emerging market

multinationals can overcome disadvantages.

2.

Home country institutional contexts

Part 1: Conduct a comprehensive literature review of recent scholarly work

(last 10 years) on the role of home country institutional contexts in

international business.

Part 2: Using one country as an example, demonstrate how political risk

impacts inward and outward foreign direct investment. Provide a

recommendation on how companies can mitigate political risks when

operating abroad. Link your findings to the literature reviewed in Part 1.

3.

Cultural Risk

Part 1: Conduct a comprehensive literature review of recent scholarly work

(last 10 years) on cross-cultural risk in international business.

Part 2: Provide an example of a scenario in which a real-world company was

subject to cross-cultural risk and provide recommendations on how cultural

risk can be mitigated in future. Draw on the academic literature in your

analysis